ABOUT THIS COURSE
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been called the biggest revolution in education since the advent of the printed book. Hundreds of the world’s leading universities are creating their own massive online courses, and the most popular MOOCs gather an audience of over 1,000,000 students! Massive online courses are used as an extremely effective tool for disseminating knowledge by such reputable international organizations as the International Monetary Fund and Amnesty International, as well as leading global companies such as Google and Microsoft. This course will help you to understand all the nuances of the massive open online course format, understand whether you or your organization needs to create your own MOOC, and provide step-by-step instructions on how to create a quality online course. We will also look at the best evidence-based teaching practices and learn how to integrate massive online courses into the offline learning process.
This course will be of interest to: University professors, teachers, and professionals who want to create a massive open online course on their own or within their organization or company. Managers of non-governmental organizations, government agencies, and companies who need an effective tool for rapid dissemination of knowledge and skills and want to understand whether massive online courses are suitable for this task. Anyone who wants to learn what blended learning is and implement it in the educational process of their university, school or organization. Lecturers, teachers, and trainers who want to learn about the practical use of modern learning technologies and evidence-based methods of effective teaching. In this course, you will learn how to Determine whether the format of a massive open online course is suitable for achieving your goals or the goals of your organization. Create a detailed course plan.
Create high-quality lecture texts, videos, slides, and interactive assignments. Work in course forums to maximize learning outcomes. Use the results of the most up-to-date scientific research to make teaching as interesting and effective as possible. Use blended learning in the traditional learning process. The basics of positioning your course to attract the maximum number of students. The course “How to Create a Massive Open Online Course” was produced within the framework of the grant program “Building the Digital Capacity of Civil Society” with the support of the Press, Education and Culture Section of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. The views of the participants do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Government. Supported by the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy to Ukraine. The views of the authors do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Government.
